For a good few seconds, Alice’s words made it as far as Bryony’s ears, but no further. She understood that there was someone next to her talking, that that someone was her friend Alice, and that Alice was asking what was up, but her brain absolutely refused to process those facts. It had thrown up a brick wall, preventing anything new from coming in and letting Bryony stew in her own uncertainty.

For those few seconds, Bryony continued to stare down at the little cavalier. It remained silent and still, forever frozen in time. It told her nothing. Yet she continued to look down, her gaze piercing through the statue in her hand to the display in front of her, as if she expected the answers she was looking for to be obvious the more she looked.

Eventually, Alice’s words managed to seep their way into Bryony’s mind and the actual point of them became clear. She started, turning to face Alice, eyes wide and free hand covering her mouth.

“Oh gosh, um, hi Alice.” Bryony said, gently setting the statue down amongst its comrades. The gentle metal thud it made seemed louder than her own words. “I’m sorry, I completely zoned out there. I, um, can’t have got enough sleep last night, I think…”

The words were as much to reassure Alice as they were to convince herself. There had to be some logical, simple reason as to why she was feeling so out of it, and sleep deprivation was definitely up there. She had been staying up late recently, after all, trying to catch up on old episodes of TV shows and There Will Be Brawl.

“But, I’m… um, well, y’know… the usual.” Bryony lamely concluded, giving Alice an uncertain smile. After a couple of seconds, she looked back at the table of metal statues.

V7 BAYBEELyra Doyle-Let's live tonight like fireflies, and one by one light up the skyCurrent Thread: The Glorious Evolution - "Sorry, that was a little weird, wasn’t it?"Katie Agustien-If you wanna start a fight, you better throw the first punch, make it a good oneCurrent Thread: V for Vend-etta - "Fuck off. Are you kidding me?"

G034-Astrid Tate-So what became of loving man, and what became of you?Died in: End of the LineWeapon: Pickaxe

G006-Bryony Adams-Burning bright until the end, now you'll be missing from the photographsDied in: eternityboxCurrent Weapon: Deck of playing cards, broken easel leg.

Art and stuff!

Owen, Francis and Amy, all by MimiAmy Bachelor, by Violent-MedicOwen Kay, by Un-PersonaAmy Bachelor, by MimiAmy Bachelor, by TurtleTyrant

Nearing Death's Door

Stepney Cruz-I'm taking back the crown, I'm all dressed up and naked, I see what's mine and take itDean Puchero - By July you'd made a whole bunch of brand new friends, people you used to look down on, and you'd figured out a way to make real moneyGarren Mortimer - Now you can't get mad, I'm only getting started, I won't blackoutBoyd Adkinson - And the lights, they glow, like I just lost the world war, and the scene slips away to the evenness I fake

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Pippi Fontaine-I'll float on endlessly, senses eluding me, this long horizon to this open sea.Aurelien Valter-It's deep in their bones, they'll run into smoke when the fire is fierceJamie Mittelman-We will meet you where the lights are, the defenders, of the faith we areClover Crescent-Why would I waste another day whilst life just passes by?Ada Bentley-Save your cheers and my applause, I never was worth fighting forRichard Potter-But if I had one chance to freeze time, and stand still and soak in everything, I'd choose right nowKerry Gray-We'll finish what we started, so promise me that we'll be the LionheartedMarshall Nichols-Maybe that's how books get written, maybe that's why songs get sung, maybe we are the unlucky onesGregory "Greg" Gateshead-Built an empire of sound, as the bridges were falling downCandice Bailey-I feel I can fly, I'm on 678 cloud 9, and ain't nothin gonna stop mePatty English-We're all in the same boat, staying afloat for the momentOphelia Wright-If you're dreaming what I'm dreaming, close your eyes and feel at homeMarina-Cassandra Groß-And we will never be alone again, 'cause it doesn't happen every day

"bryony and alba would definitely join the terrorists quote me on this put this quote in signatures put it in history books" - Cicada Days, 2017